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itself。 When the work is done�察�and one's name is becoming distinguished�察�
to withdraw into obscurity is the way of Heaven。
10。 1。 When the intelligent and animal souls are held together in one
embrace�察�they can be kept from separating。 When one gives undivided
attention to the ��vital�� breath�察�and brings it to the utmost degree of pliancy�察�
he can become as a ��tender�� babe。 When he has cleansed away the most
mysterious sights ��of his imagination���察�he can become without a flaw。
2。 In loving the people and ruling the state�察�cannot he proceed without
any ��purpose of�� action�拭 �In the opening and shutting of his gates of
heaven�察�cannot he do so as a female bird�拭 �While his intelligence reaches
in every direction�察�cannot he ��appear to�� be without knowledge�拭�
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3。 ��The Tao�� produces ��all things�� and nourishes them�察 �it produces
them and does not claim them as its own�察 �it does all�察 �and yet does not
boast of it�察�it presides over all�察�and yet does not control them。 This is what
is called 'The mysterious Quality' ��of the Tao��。
11。 The thirty spokes unite in the one nave�察 �but it is on the empty
space ��for the axle���察�that the use of the wheel depends。 Clay is fashioned
into vessels�察�but it is on their empty hollowness�察 �that their use depends。
The door and windows are cut out ��from the walls�� to form an apartment�察�
but it is on the empty space ��within���察 �that its use depends。 Therefore�察�
what has a ��positive�� existence serves for profitable adaptation�察�and what
has not that for ��actual�� usefulness。
12。 1。 Colour's five hues from th' eyes their sight will take�察�
Music's five notes the ears as deaf can make�察 �The flavours five
deprive the mouth of taste�察 �The chariot course�察�and the wild hunting
waste Make mad the mind�察�and objects rare and strange�察 �Sought
for�察�men's conduct will to evil change。
2。 Therefore the sage seeks to satisfy ��the craving of�� the belly�察�and not
the ��insatiable longing of the�� eyes。 He puts from him the latter�察 �and
prefers to seek the former。
13。 1。 Favour and disgrace would seem equally to be feared�察�honour
and great calamity�察 �to be regarded as personal conditions ��of the same
kind��。
2。 What is meant by speaking thus of favour and disgrace�拭 �Disgrace
is being in a low position ��after the enjoyment of favour��。 The getting
that ��favour�� leads to the apprehension ��of losing it���察�and the losing it leads
to the fear of ��still greater calamity����this is what is meant by saying that
favour and disgrace would seem equally to be feared。
And what is meant by saying that honour and great calamity are to be
��similarly�� regarded as personal conditions�拭 �What makes me liable to
great calamity is my having the body ��which I call myself���察�if I had not the
body�察�what great calamity could come to me�拭�
3。 Therefore he who would administer the kingdom�察�honouring it as he
honours his own person�察�may be employed to govern it�察�and he who would
administer it with the love which he bears to his own person may be
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entrusted with it。
14。 1。 We look at it�察 �and we do not see it�察 �and we name it 'the
Equable。' We listen to it�察 �and we do not hear it�察 �and we name it 'the
Inaudible。' We try to grasp it�察�and do not get hold of it�察�and we name it
'the Subtle。' With these three qualities�察�it cannot be made the subject of
description�察�and hence we blend them together and obtain The One。
2。 Its upper part is not bright�察 �and its lower part is not obscure。
Ceaseless in its action�察�it yet cannot be named�察�and then it again returns
and becomes nothing。 This is called the Form of the Formless�察�and the
Semblance of the Invisible�察�this is called the Fleeting and Indeterminable。
3。 We meet it and do not see its Front�察�we follow it�察�and do not see its
Back。 When we can lay hold of the Tao of old to direct the things of the
present day�察�and are able to know it as it was of old in the beginning�察�this
is called ��unwinding�� the clue of Tao。
15。 1。 The skilful masters ��of the Tao�� in old times�察�with a subtle and
exquisite penetration�察�comprehended its mysteries�察�and were deep ��also�� so
as to elude men's knowledge。 As they were thus beyond men's
knowledge�察�I will make an effort to describe of what sort they appeared to
be。
2。 Shrinking looked they like those who wade through a stream in
winter�察�irresolute like those who are afraid of all around them�察�grave like a
guest ��in awe of his host���察 �evanescent like ice that is melting away�察�
unpretentious like wood that has not been fashioned into anything�察�vacant
like a valley�察�and dull like muddy water。
3。 Who can ��make�� the muddy water ��clear���拭 �Let it be still�察 �and it
will gradually become clear。 Who can secure the condition of rest�拭�Let
movement go on�察�and the condition of rest will gradually arise。
4。 They who preserve this method of the Tao do not wish to be full ��of
themselves��。 It is through their not being full of themselves that they can
afford to seem worn and not appear new and complete。
16。 1。 The ��state of�� vacancy should be brought to the utmost degree�察�
and that of stillness guarded with unwearying vigour。 All things alike go
through their processes of activity�察�and ��then�� we see them return ��to their
original state��。 When things ��in the vegetable world�� have displayed their
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luxuriant growth�察�we see each of them return to its root。 This returning to
their root is what we call the state of stillness�察�and that stillness may be
called a reporting that they have fulfilled their appointed end。
2。 The report of that fulfilment is the regular�察 �unchanging rule。 To
know that unchanging rule is to be intelligent�察�not to know it leads to wild
movements and evil issues。 The knowledge of that unchanging rule
produces a ��grand��
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